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Duolingo, Inc. valuation and forecast

Explore the models for Duolingo, Inc., adjust their assumptions and compare your own valuation with the platform's.

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What is DUOL worth to you?

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Revenue-to-maturity DCF

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P/B vs return on equity

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Peer price-to-book

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Peer P/E

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Peer price-to-FFO

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Peer price-to-sales

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Forward peer price-to-sales

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PEG comparison

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Two-stage dividend discount

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Growing-dividend model

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REIT funds from operations

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Utility earnings

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Book value / net assets

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Reported crypto treasury NAV

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Proved-reserve NAV

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Model values are estimates under the assumptions shown. They are not share-price forecasts or investment advice.

Valuation models compared

Cash-flow modelgrowth 15–25%, 8.5% discount
~$260~$200–$330
Growth cash-flow modelRevenue for this year and next from analysts' consensus, then growth fading to 2.5%; the operating margin moving to profitable peers'; investment needed per dollar of growth from peers; reduced by a failure probability. For young or fast-growing companies. The starting margin is normalized to between -100% and 60%; net margin is a proxy when operating income is not tagged.
~$56~$46–$64
Forward price-to-earnings vs peersNext year's consensus earnings per share times peers' typical (harmonic-mean) forward price-to-earnings.
~$110~$87–$180
Residual incomeleft out of the combined value: out of range vs price (0.15x)
~$20~$13–$30
Justified price-to-bookleft out of the combined value: out of range vs price (0.14x)
~$18~$16–$21
Models combinedweighted average of 3 models; primary model counts double
~$170~$56–$260

range across growth cases central value market price $130.30

Different models answer different questions: the cash-flow models ask what the business generates for owners; the peer multiples ask what similar companies in our coverage trade on. Where they disagree, the gap is the story. Projections are estimates based on current data, updated daily. Not investment advice. How each model works.

Analyst recommendations

24 analysts, Oct 2026
Buy625%
Hold1667%
Sell28%

Monthly trend

  1. Oct 2026241624
  2. Sep 2026241624
  3. Aug 2026241624
  4. Jul 2026221924

Counts of recommendations published by analysts covering Duolingo, Inc., by month. Source: Aggregated broker recommendations (third-party data). Aggregated counts only: we do not reproduce any firm's recommendation or price target, and these are not Fundamentalytics ratings.

Price history

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Five-year projection

  • Share price
  • Higher growth
  • Base case
  • Lower growth
$100 $200 $300 $400 $500 Nov 2024 Today 20272028202920302031 ~$440 ~$340 ~$260

Today: lower growth ~$200 · base case ~$260 · higher growth ~$330 · share price $129.34

Where our model's value per share would be at each point if that growth case plays out — not a forecast of the share price, which can stay above or below value for long periods. How projections are calculated.

Projections are estimates based on current data, updated daily. Not investment advice.

How our value has changed

Our value per share (re-run on each quarter's filings) Share price, month end
$200 $400 2023202420252026
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PeriodOur value per share
FY2024 Q1 (backtest)$54.71
FY2024 Q2 (backtest)$64.63
FY2024 Q3 (backtest)$74.61
FY2024 Q4 (backtest)$97.22
FY2025 Q1 (backtest)$157
FY2025 Q2 (backtest)$183
FY2025 Q3 (backtest)$206
FY2025 Q4 (backtest)$247
FY2026 Q1 (backtest)$276
FY2026 Q2 (backtest)$276

Our model re-run on each past quarter's filed figures: how the method would have valued Duolingo, Inc. at the time (a backtest — our dated public record starts at launch). The grey line is the share price at month end, for comparison.

Five-year model value, by case

Year Lower growth Base case Higher growth
Latest filing ~$200 ~$260 ~$330
2027 ~$210 ~$270 ~$350
2028 ~$220 ~$290 ~$370
2029 ~$240 ~$310 ~$400
2030 ~$250 ~$320 ~$420
2031 ~$260 ~$340 ~$440

Projections are estimates based on current data, updated daily. Not investment advice. How projections are calculated.

The assumptions

Free cash flow (TTM, FY2026 Q2)
$408M
Less stock-based pay
$145M
Cash flow we value
$253M
Growth, years 1–5 (base)
20%
Then fading to
2.5%
Discount rate
8.5%
Net cash added
$1.2B
Diluted shares
50M

What would move the value

Growth 5 points lower
−22%
Growth 5 points higher
+29%
Free-cash-flow margin 1 point lower
−3%
Discount rate 1 point higher
−15%

Change in our model value when one input moves, all else equal.

DUOL valuation questions

What is Duolingo, Inc. worth per share?
Our discounted-cash-flow model of Duolingo, Inc.'s free cash flow after stock-based pay puts its value at ~$260 per share in the base case, with a range of ~$200–$330 across lower- and higher-growth cases. Model values under stated assumptions, not a price target or recommendation.
What could Duolingo, Inc. be worth by 2031?
If our base case plays out, the model's value per share would be about ~$340 by 2031 (~$260–$440 across our lower- and higher-growth cases). This is where the model's value would be, not a forecast of the share price, which can stay above or below value for long periods.
How does Fundamentalytics value Duolingo, Inc.?
We value Duolingo, Inc.'s normalised cash flow after stock-based pay using a ten-year discounted-cash-flow model. Near-term growth can incorporate forecasts and guidance; growth then fades to the long-run rate. The equity bridge adds cash and subtracts debt and other claims. The calculator shows the company data and assumptions you can adjust.

Data: SEC EDGAR filings, retrieved October 20, 2026. Method: how we value companies. Disclosures: research and recommendations disclosure. Back to Duolingo, Inc.

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